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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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